HDR is an employee-owned architectural, engineering and consulting firm that helps clients manage complex projects and make sound decisions.
As an integrated firm, HDR provides a total spectrum of services for our clients. Our staff professionals represent hundreds of disciplines and partner on blended teams throughout North America and abroad to provide solutions beyond the scopestory a of traditional A/E/C firms.
History and Size
- Founded in 1917
- More than 7,500 professionals
- More than 165 locations worldwide
- Full-service, multidisciplinary staff
Business Indicators
- Ranked No. 16 among Engineering News-Record’s 2008 "Top 500 Design Firms"
- Ranked as the No. 1 healthcare design firm by Modern Healthcare’s 2008 "Annual Construction & Design Survey of Healthcare Architects"
- Work obtained from repeat clients: 80 percent
- Projects in all 50 states and in 60 countries
The Road to Greatness
Throughout HDR’s 90-year history, we have taken action to become a great, legacy firm. However, to ensure our continued sustainability, we must maintain a balance along four critical dimensions:
- To be the employer who attracts and keeps great people
- To be the organization whose employee owners do their best work
- To be trusted advisors for our clients, who turn to HDR for their most important projects
- To be a preferred investment that creates growth to fund future opportunities and provides financial returns to our shareholders
HDR’s vision of the future is promising, one that attracts and retains great people, rewards entrepreneurial spirit, creates clients for life by being a trusted advisor and is the investment of choice for employee owners.